Vancouver Island charity is creating prosthetics for Ukrainian amputees
“There are a lot of limbs lost in Ukraine right now,” said Nick Dechev, with the Victoria Hand Project.“There’s going to be a great number of people that are going to try to get back to some sense of normalcy and Victoria Hand Project can help them very quickly and very efficiently.”
Part of that is how the prosthetics are made, using state-of-the-art 3D printing technology. In the past, amputees might have faced long waits for custom prosthetics. Victoria Hand can take measurements and custom-build them on the spot. On its recent trip to Ukraine, the group fitted five amputees and left equipment and instructions to help many more.
“We equip with 3D printers, 3D scanners, and all the tools they need to build the devices,” Dechev said.
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